SOLUTION: A 6.00-foot person is casting a shadow of 4.20 feet. What time of the morning is it if the sun rose at 6:15 AM and will be directly overhead at 12:15 PM?
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Question 743775: A 6.00-foot person is casting a shadow of 4.20 feet. What time of the morning is it if the sun rose at 6:15 AM and will be directly overhead at 12:15 PM? Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! From 6.15 to 12.15 = 6hours = 360 mins
Using trig ratios tan = opposite/adjacent = 6 ft/ 4.2 ft = 55 degrees.
55 degrees/ 90 degrees = 0.611.
0.611 x 360 mins = 220 mins
220 mins/ 60 = 3 hours 40 mins
06.15 + 3.40 = 09.55
